[November 20, 2009] Verizon Wireless adds three cell sites in McHenry County, Illinois Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Verizon Wireless said yesterday that it has activated three new cell sites in McHenry County in Illinois. The new cell sites, which are equipped with permanent backup generators for times of emergency, expand Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in Harvard - from the Illinois/Wisconsin border in the north to Bunker Hill Road in the south, and from Capron Road in the west to Greenwood Road in the east; in Wonder Lake - from Tryon Grove Road in the north to Bull Valley Road in the south, and from State Highway 47 in the west to Thompson Road in the east; and in Woodstock - from Streit Road in the north to State Highway 176 in the south, and from State Highway 23 in the west to State Highway 47 in the east. Some USD1.2bn has been invested by Verizon Wireless to make improvements to its network in Illinois since the company was formed in 2000. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (Nasdaq:VOD) (LSE:VOD) Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]